I've been a north surrey commuter to hyde park for the past few years, but come September I'm moving to Bristol.... Just wondered if there's a similar scene anywhere there, or any decent flat surfaces people could recommend to me to get a few miles in for fitness?

Acidedge wrote: There's also a few old skool NottinghamSkaters down in Brizzol

Well, me, my flatmate and one other (though he's moving away soon)...

Not skating regularly at the mo, but would like to. Skate Bristol don't have a regular meet up session but do offer lessons if you need them and skate to bath occasionally. They also have links with rollerhockey clubs across the city. There's a new Roller Derby team that's just started (Bristol Harbour Harlots) and a group of skaters just north of the city who meet once a week to skate indoors (Thornbury Skate) and in the summer head out over the Severn Bridge which is beautiful!

So not a regular scene, but in the 9 months I've been down here I have found various pockets of stuff going on. Bristol itself isn't great to get around on on skates (big hills and poor surfaces) but everyone's dead friendly.

I'm all for trying to get some more regular meet ups happening, so feel free to give me a shout when you get down here!

Frodo wrote:Skate Bristol don't have a regular meet up session but do offer lessons if you need them and skate to bath occasionally. They also have links with rollerhockey clubs across the city. There's a new Roller Derby team that's just started (Bristol Harbour Harlots) and a group of skaters just north of the city who meet once a week to skate indoors (Thornbury Skate) and in the summer head out over the Severn Bridge which is beautiful!

So not a regular scene, but in the 9 months I've been down here I have found various pockets of stuff going on. Bristol itself isn't great to get around on on skates (big hills and poor surfaces) but everyone's dead friendly.

I'm all for trying to get some more regular meet ups happening, so feel free to give me a shout when you get down here!